Events

Vernier Xmas Dinner - presentation by Fiona and Cameron from TeamSports4All and musical program by Stewart, Michael and Sidra.

Dean McCarroll, Managing Director of Okuma Australia & NZ will be presenting Advance Machine Tool Cutting Technologies

Chris Stoltz will provide a brief background about manufacturing in Bendigo and the work of the Fraunhofer initiative. Josef will talk about technology upgrades and manufacturing expansion at MSD

Max, George and Thomas are the founders of Admix Pty Ltd and their current focus is building software tools to make programming effective toolpaths easier.

2020 Annual Vernier Society dinner with entertainment by Samuel Sakker, Rachel Wolseley and Stewart Kelly

Tom Harris from The Design Technology Company will be be presenting to us this month.

Michael Grogan is the State Director Victoria and Tasmania, and National Director Skills and Training at the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC)

Peter Murley of GEMILANG AUSTRALIA will be talking to us about Australian bus manufacturing and moving to zero emission transport.

President Peter and the Vernier Committee have decided that it…

Our program for this get together is going to be a surprise, so come along and start the New Year with renewed enthusiasm for Australian manufacturing! A great lunch and good conversation is always ensured.

Innes Willox is Chief Executive of the Australian Industry Group and will be talking about "What does it take to be a 21st century manufacturer: is there a role for areas of traditional strength or is the future just for ‘advanced manufacturers’? What can and should businesses, associations and governments do to develop competitive manufacturing industries?"

Professor Brandt is the Technical Director of RMIT’s Advanced Manufacturing Precinct and the Director of RMIT's Centre for Additive Manufacturing. His talk is on Advanced Manufacturing Trends and Research in Australia

Robin Batterham will speak on Energy and transport: opportunities for manufacturing. This should be a not miss event for all interested in the changing patterns of climate and energy!

Joe DiSanto from Sea Electric is an automotive technology company which has developed a, proprietary, 100% electric vehicle (EV) drivetrain (known as SEA-DriveTM), for adaptation to most truck cab/chassis models

This month's luncheon speakers are Anjali Thirumalavan about Robogoals & Diverse Women's Mentoring followed by Sam Harris - A case-study in business transformation, from services to products.

Stephanie Woollard will be inspiring us with her work at Seven Women Inc that helps to educate, train and employ marginalised women in Nepal. Then we will be hearing from Hannah and Jordan with some operatic entertainment.

Nick Stavrakis - MD of Dana Australia. “Finding a better way” has been Dana’s mantra since it was founded, more so does it resonate today with the exiting of the Auto car makers in this country. To survive Dana Australia has had to make some significant changes in the way they do things, what they sell but most of all their mindset. The presentation will cover their journey in finding a better way, with their customers, with their products and most of all with Dana’s people.

In their 2017 report “The New Work Smarts’, the “Foundation for Young Australians” declared; “By 2030, Automation, globalisation and flexibility will change what we do in every job” The Vernier Foundation’s 2018 Youth Forum will explore what this means to the high school students of today, the educational institutions and our leading manufacturing companies through our expert panel.

Anthony Hengel has had an extensive career in the manufacturing industry before joining NCI Packaging as CEO two years ago. Come along to our luncheon meeting on Thursday to find out all about "The Transformation of NCI Packaging"

Our April meeting had Paul Chapman speaking from Australian Turntable Company. AT) is an innovative Australian-owned family business that provides specialist unique high quality design and rotational engineering solutions across a range of industries including mining, construction, transport, infrastructure, exhibition, residential, automotive, theatre, retail and aviation.

You are invited to connect at The Victorian Vernier Society monthly meeting is on Thursday the 8th February at Kooyong Tennis Club. Our guest speaker will be Andrew Lamb, Production Director at Magefekt

You are invited to connect at The Victorian Vernier Society monthly meeting is on Thursday the 11th of May at Kooyong Tennis Club: Our Guest Speaker is Ed Wilson the Managing Director, Wilson Transformer Company

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“Innovation and staying close to the customer is the key to…

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Ronson Gears was founded in 1954 by Gordon’s father Ron New,…

John is one of Australia’s leading public policy thinkers,…

Tim's subject is  the state of manufacturing in Victoria.  …

ANCA was founded in 1974 by Pat McCluskey and Pat Boland in Melbourne,…

Andrew Blogg and Kate Oaten from Aitken Lawyers & Advisors: …

Bruno has held technical, business development or leadership…

Professor Robyn Guymer,  Program Leader, Clinical and Surgical…

Heather Wardlaw will talk about development of good engineering…

Roger La Salle is professional engineer, a director of a number…

One of Australia's greatest Project Managers Bill Scales,…